Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.84/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.21 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$135.84

93 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$2.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	136.79	808	31
Medium and Large 2	533	136.12	725	34
Medium and Large 3	497	134.42	668	28

One grade step is worth $2.37/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale93 hd

135.84

—

AL average16 barns · 1,580 hd

130.80

+5.03

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−68.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,535	87.07	1,337	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,330	61.37	816	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	58.75	684	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	46.98	476	10

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	131.73/cwt	131.00–133.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	118.08/cwt	115.00–121.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	124.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	118.25/cwt	115.00–118.50	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	966	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	147.68/cwt	140.00–148.50	865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	143.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	120.01/cwt	117.00–123.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.79/cwt	141.00–145.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.02/cwt	126.00–129.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	122.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	879	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	60.85/cwt	59.00–64.00	728	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	43.39/cwt	41.00–46.00	410	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	50.57/cwt	48.00–52.00	546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	56.23/cwt	54.00–59.00	789	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	55.16/cwt	53.00–58.00	630	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	66.44/cwt	65.00–68.00	743	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	819	12
Bulls	—	—	1,575	87.29/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,375	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	83.56/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,189	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	940	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	164.37/cwt	162.00–167.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	146.05/cwt	143.00–148.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	118.44/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	127.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	136.21/cwt	135.00–139.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.96/cwt	132.00–139.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	142.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	127.12/cwt	125.00–129.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	155.74/cwt	153.00–157.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.32/cwt	152.00–156.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	132.48/cwt	131.00–134.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	184.44/cwt	182.00–187.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	122.81/cwt	122.00–124.00	699	5

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Tue Sep 21, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 798Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 66Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
2	—	558	127.00	127.00
14	—	714	115.00–118.50	118.25
1	—	879	100.00	100.00
2	—	485	136.00–137.00	136.49
6	—	508	130.00–135.00	131.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	131.00–133.00	131.73
2	—	613	112.00–115.00	113.53
2	—	570	115.00–121.00	118.08
2	—	325	145.00–147.00	146.02
4	—	364	135.00–140.00	137.49
9	—	474	125.00–129.00	127.12
4	—	535	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	138.00–140.00	138.98
11	—	529	124.00–128.00	124.98
2	—	663	111.00–115.00	112.96
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
10	—	465	130.00–133.00	131.01
3	—	620	117.00–119.00	117.98
5	—	569	122.00–124.00	122.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.96
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	172.00	172.00
2	—	698	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	187.00	187.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	105.00	105.00
14	—	718	134.50	134.50
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	140.00–146.00	143.11
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	586	140.00–148.50	147.68
3	—	698	134.00	134.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	117.00–123.00	120.01
5	—	520	141.00–145.00	142.79
3	—	615	126.00–129.00	127.02
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
3	—	667	120.00–127.00	122.95
3	—	460	152.00–156.00	153.32
2	—	558	131.00–134.00	132.48
2	—	308	182.00–187.00	184.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	130.00–133.00	131.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	162.00–167.00	164.37
4	—	428	143.00–148.00	146.05
2	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.44
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
1	—	295	177.00	177.00
10	—	527	125.00–130.00	127.20
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
5	—	486	135.00–139.00	136.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
2	—	388	160.00	160.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
5	—	629	118.00–125.00	121.46
4	—	520	132.00–139.00	135.96
10	—	476	140.00–147.00	142.61
6	—	573	127.00–130.00	128.17
4	—	439	153.00–157.00	155.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,197	59.00–64.00	60.85
14	—	1,143	53.00–58.00	55.16
3	—	1,118	65.00–68.00	66.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	41.00–46.00	43.39
5	—	1,080	48.00–52.00	50.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	54.00–59.00	56.23
1	—	1,305	66.00	66.00
12	—	1,307	60.00–65.00	62.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	86.00–88.00	87.29
3	—	1,423	83.00–85.00	83.56
2	—	1,643	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	775.00	775.00

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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